Monday 6 April 2009

Prawns curry – Marathi style I

Ingredients:

Prawns - 500 grms
Coconut – ½ cup grated
Onion – 2 medium
Green chili – 3 to 4
Red chili powder – 1 Tbsp
Coriander leaves – 5 to 6 strands

Method:

1> Take green chili + coconut + Coriander leaves. Grind it together to make chutney
2> Cut onion and fry it in frying pan till it becomes golden brown.
3> Add red chili powder and salt.
4> Add the chutney to the frying pan; cook it for 2 min so that raw smell goes.
5> Add 1 and ½ cup water. Let it boil.
6> Add Prawns and let it cook for 5 min.

Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: approx 20 min.
Serves: 4



TIP: Don’t not cook fish for a long time as it cook very quickly.

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Veg Manchurian

Ingredients:


For vegetable balls:


1 cup (maida+cornflour)
3-4 cloves of garlic chopped
1 inch ginger chopped
100 gms cabbage grated
2 carrots grated
1 capsicum chopped
pinch of soda bicarb
1\2 tsp salt
1\2 tsp ajino moto
1 tsp dark soyasauce


Method :

Make a tough dough out of the above ingredients, make balls and fry in oil.


For sauce:


Ingredients :


6-7 cloves garlic chopped
2 inch ginger grated
3-4 green chillies chopped
1 tbsp soya sauce 1tsp ajino moto
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp cornflour
2 tbsp oil

Method :


Heat oil. Fry ginger, garlic, green chilies for 1 min.
Add 1&1\2 cups of water, ajinomoto, soya sauce & salt.
Cook the water for 3 min.
Add balls & cornflour paste.
Garnish with spring onion leaves
Serve immediately


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Green peas & Aloo – Punjabi style

Ingredients:

Onion – 2-3 medium
Tomato - 2 medium
Green peas - 1 bowl
Aloo - 2 -3 medium ( cut into small cubes)
Green chilli – 3 - 4
Ginger paste – 1 tbsp
Garlic paste – 1tbsp
Jeera – 1 tsp
Red chilli powder – 1tbsp (if you want spicy add more)
Garam Masala – ½ tsp
Coriander Powder – 2 – 3 tbsp
Amchur powder – ½ tsp
Mdh Kitchen king masala – 1 tbsp
Turmeric - 1 pinch
Hing – 1 pinch
Coriander leaves - 2-3 strands
Oil

Method:


1. Cut onion and tomato into small piece.
2. Heat oil in frying pan add hing , and then jeera.
3. Add ginger garlic paste, stir till it turn brown.
4. Add onion to it, cook till it turns translucent.
5. Add tomato, fry till it turns soft.
6. Remove it from flame and let it cool.
7. Grind it in food processor and keep aside.
8. Take small pressure cooker or frying pan which has lid.
9. Add oil to it and once it is hot add the prepared paste.
10. Cook for 2 min. add red chilli powder, coriander powder, amchur powder, kitchen king masala, turmeric, garam masala.
11. Once it starts to cook, add chopped Aloo and Green Peas.
12. Cook for 2 min adds 2 to 3 cups water.
13. If you cook in pressure cooker, cook till one vistle comes.
Or for Frying pan cover with lid and cook till aloo is cooked.
14. Sprinkle Coriander leaves.


TIP: It is fast and easy to cook in pressure cooker. It is a spicy dish mainly to serve with rice.

Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: approx 20 min to ½ hour
serves: 4

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